diff --git a/src/ParseSection.cpp b/src/ParseSection.cpp
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+#include "ParseSection.h"
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
+#include <boost/foreach.hpp>
+
+#define SECTION_DEFAULT_NAME	""
+
+section ParseSection(const std::string strInput, const bool bTrim)
+{
+    std::string strData(strInput);
+    std::vector<std::string> vLines;
+    section secResult;
+
+    // Convert DOS format to unix.
+    boost::algorithm::replace_all(strData, "\r\n", "\n");
+
+    // Convert MacOS format to unix.
+    boost::algorithm::replace_all(strData, "\r", "\n");
+
+    boost::algorithm::split(vLines, strData, boost::algorithm::is_any_of("\n"));
+
+    // Set the default section name.
+    std::string strSection  = SECTION_DEFAULT_NAME;
+
+    // Initialize the default section.
+    secResult[strSection]   = section::mapped_type();
+
+    // Parse each line.
+    BOOST_FOREACH(std::string& strValue, vLines)
+    {
+	if (strValue.empty() || strValue[0] == '#')
+	{
+	    // Blank line or comment, do nothing.
+	}
+	else if (strValue[0] == '[' && strValue[strValue.length()-1] == ']') {
+	    // New section.
+
+	    strSection		    = strValue.substr(1, strValue.length()-2);
+	    secResult[strSection]   = section::mapped_type();
+	}
+	else
+	{
+	    // Another line in a section.
+	    if (bTrim)
+	    {
+		boost::algorithm::trim_right_if(strValue, boost::algorithm::is_space());
+		boost::algorithm::trim_left_if(strValue, boost::algorithm::is_space());
+	    }
+
+	    secResult[strSection].push_back(strValue);
+	}
+    }
+
+    return secResult;
+}
+
+void PrintSection(section secInput)
+{
+    std::cerr << "PrintSection>" << std::endl;
+    BOOST_FOREACH(section::value_type& pairSection, secInput)
+    {
+	std::cerr << "[" << pairSection.first << "]" << std::endl;
+	BOOST_FOREACH(std::string& value, pairSection.second)
+	{
+	    std::cerr << value << std::endl;
+	}
+    }
+    std::cerr << "PrintSection<" << std::endl;
+}
diff --git a/src/ParseSection.h b/src/ParseSection.h
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+++ b/src/ParseSection.h
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+#ifndef _PARSE_SECTION_
+#define _PARSE_SECTION_
+
+#include <map>
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+
+typedef std::map<const std::string, std::vector<std::string> > section;
+
+section ParseSection(const std::string strInput, const bool bTrim);
+void PrintSection(section secInput);
+
+#endif